EVANSVILLE, Ind. — The city gave an ordinance that dealt with nuisance renters an eviction notice.

The Good Neighbor Ordinance, which gave the city leverage against landlords to evict renters, was revoked officially by City Council Monday night.

The city could impose fines against property owners and landlords if they had tenants that had racked up criminal charges or code violations. The fines were a move to pressure landlords and property owners to evict tenants the city considered a nuisance.

The state effectively made the ordinance moot last year when the state lawmakers passed and Gov. Eric Holcomb signed Senate Bill 558, which took away the power for governmental units to impose those types of penalties against owners and landlords.